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George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins of New York City Ballet used the music of jazz composers ... I’ve danced many pieces by Balanchine and Robbins, so it kind of comes back to me.
George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins of New York City Ballet used the music of jazz composers ... I’ve danced many pieces by Balanchine and Robbins, so it kind of comes back to me.
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Oregon Ballet Theatre celebrates George Balanchine's legacy and the end of an era in its own history
to have at least one more tribute to the guiding aesthetic of the Stowell era, the great 20th-century choreographic master George Balanchine. The "Celebrating Balanchine" program features the OBT premiere of "Prodigal Son," with music by Prokofiev, and the from Oregon Live Read more »
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A Ballet Master Full of Light and Shadows
years at its helm. He may well end up lasting longer than the 35 years enjoyed by the company’s founding ballet master, George Balanchine. In the past year Mr. Martins has also presented three world premieres by a new choreographer, Justin Peck. All of them from The New York Times Read more »
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Trading a Daughter for a Strong Wind
transformation (“Prelude to Night”); and forceful unison formation (“Bolero”). It’s Graham through the ages, with some George Balanchine, Mark Morris, Paul Taylor and even a little Richard Move thrown in. Any dance concert, but especially one topping out at from The New York Times Read more »
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When Art Overwhelmed Dance
designers create the dances for several of his ballets, as noted in this exhibit. And Diaghilev was diffident about George Balanchine, whose contract was reportedly renewed only after the intervention of the company’s régisseur. The uneven quality of Ballets from American Spectator Read more »
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Stravinsky Returns, and Prominently
Ballet’s spring season ends on Sunday. Important ballets have continued to re-enter the crowded repertory. Over the weekend, George Balanchine’s “Stravinsky Violin Concerto” (1972) had its first performances of the year. Thanks to a guest conductor, David from The New York Times Read more »
